Innovation: New and Better Ideas
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The Power of Fresh EyesBy Mark Richards, Entrepreneur and Product Developer
The Power of Crises
When a crisis occurs, communities are forced to re-evaluate their process, their organization, their current products. Clearly, something is so wrong because of the crisis, that everything needs to be re-considered. How can we prevent another crisis? How can we improve ourselves?
Earthquake in Haiti, 2010This was a crisis that caused Francisco Aguilar to think creatively
Francisco Aguilar
MIT graduate student at the time
Removed from the situation in, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Was horrified by the news coverage of the post-earthquake damage
What happened?Rescue teams arrived, but they arrived 48 hours after the earthquake
They had high-tech tools, but they were hard to use
“Despite their valiant efforts, they pulled out a few hundred people, but most of damage was already done,” said Aguilar
Bounce Imaging ExplorerThis is a black probe, the size of a baseball, fixed with an array of sensors and cameras, able to tolerate dangerous environments…invented by Francisco.
How Does It Work?The ball takes panoramic images, senses heat, smoke, and has vibration antennae and then broadcasts these findings back to a mobile device.
Can easily look inside a space to determine if there’s a victim inside of if it’s safe
Good for earthquake situation or even for fire fighters or police officers
Is the situation safe? Is there a need to get inside? Now we can know.
Innovation
Some of the best ideas come from those who are removed from the situation, with fresh eyes
By Mark Richards
Product Developer
Serial Entrepreneur
Has started over 12 companies
Loves helping others turn their ideas into reality
Learn more: http://MarkRichardsCharleston.org